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Bachmann drops out of Republican race after poor Iowa result
Jan 4, 2012, 16:39 GMT
Des Moines, Iowa - Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann ended her presidential campaign Wednesday, becoming the first Republican candidate to exit the party's presidential race as a result of a disappointing finish in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Bachmann, an Iowa native who had invested most of her resources in the state, earned just 5 per cent of the vote for a sixth place finish in the state and failed to win a single county.
'Last night the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice, and so I have decided to stand aside,' she said at a press conference in Iowa, stressing the importance of uniting the party behind the eventual nominee.
Bachmann vowed to continue to fight President Barack Obama and what she called his 'socialist policies,' particularly his health care reform law, which she and other candidates hope to repeal.
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